Browsing by Subject "biofilm"
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(2020-04-08)The oil and gas industry is in constant search of ways to decrease the losses due to corrosion issues. Although the process of corrosion has been studied extensively, there is very little information available regarding ...
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(2017-05-02)Throughout history, especially beginning in the mid-twentieth century, humans have adapted numerous specialized metabolites produced by microbes as therapeutics. Since their inception, antibiotics have been a powerful tool ...
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(2016-01-07)Understanding the environmental factors influencing virulence of V. vulnificus is of utmost importance in reducing human exposure to this deadly pathogen. Quantitative PCR assays for the virulence indicator genes vcg and ...
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(2012-02-14)Escherichia coli is the best characterized bacterium; it grows rapidly, and it is easy to manipulate genetically. An increased knowledge about the physiology of this model organism will facilitate the development of ...
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(2009-05-15)Differential gene expression of P. aeruginosa in a rhizosphere biofilm on poplar tree roots was examined in order to identify new virulence factors from this human pathogen. Changes in gene expression for poplar trees ...
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(2016-05-06)Pseudomonas chlororaphis 30-84 is a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium that was selected for its ability to control plant disease. Disease suppression by 30-84 is the result of production of phenazines, which both inhibit ...
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(2009-05-15)Biofilms are highly organized bacterial structures that are attached to a surface. They are ubiquitous in nature and may be detrimental, causing numerous types of illnesses in living organisms. Biofilms in the human oral ...
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(2019-08-28)Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is a major opportunistic canine pathogen that has been associated with an increasing number of human infections. As an opportunist, S. pseudintermedius causes a wide range of infections, ...